February 2025

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You who keep on killing the Prophets and keep on stoning them who are sent to you! How often I wanted to

THEOLOGICAL GLIMPSE OF TITHING AND OFFERINGS IN SCRIPTURE TITHING Tithing is an emotive subject among believers with extremes found from both ends of the spectrum.

Saturday, January 27 is designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Throughout World Jewry, commemoration ceremonies take place to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

TU B’SHEVAT – by Raphael ben Levi Tu B’Shevat (15th Shevet) fell this year two days ago on Thursday and is the fourth of four

Ex. 21:1–24:18. Num. 28:9-15 Isa. 66:1-24 By Raphael ben Levi The late Jonathan Sacks tells a story about an ultra-nationalist party in Hungary known as

Parsha Yitro – Ex.18:1-20:23; Isai.6:1-7:6; 9:5-6 Matt.5:8-20 by Raphael ben Levi Parasha Yitro (Jethro) describes the giving of the 10 Commandments to the Israelites an

Did you know that Moses was a talented musician? In fact the Bible reveals three songs attributed to him and the first can be found

Ex. 10:1 – 13:16: JER. 46:13-28: ROM. 9;14-29 by Raphael ben Levi “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened

VA’ERA (And I Appeared) Ex 6:2–9:35; Ezek 28:25–29:21, Matt 12:1–14 By Raphael ben Levi In this week’s Torah portion (Ex.6:2–9:35) Moses, the displaced Jew, who

SHEMOT – Ex.1:1–6; Isa.7:6–28:13, 29:22–23; Jer.1:1–2:3; Rom.12:1–21 By Raphael ben Levi The greatest of all medieval Jewish thinkers known as Maimonides (1135-1204AD) or Rambam compiled